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Direct link to Scandinavian website price lists.
Direct links to U.S. and World stamp website price lists.
How to obtain printed price lists by postal mail or download price lists as PDF files.
New website price lists & announcements in order of issuance...
New on 6 June 2013:
 Some interesting, modern Danish items have been added:
We just discovered a Denmark Die-cutting Error that consists of ONE vertical column of the backing-paper line-roulette cuts COMPLETELY MISSING. All the horizontal cuts are present and the vertical cuts were present in all the other column gutters of the sheet. This results in an "imperforate backing between" type of error.
There is also a newly issued Unannounced Danish Semi-postal. On January 7, 2013, Denmark issued a Heart charity semi-postal souvenir sheet. The basic design of the stamps in the sheet is the same as the 2012 stamps, but the black stamp area in the s/s is printed with STOCHASTIC SCREENING whereas Scott #B102 has the traditional halftone dot screening grid pattern.
A nice selection of Iceland Stamps have been added, including great looking Scott #9 and #10.
A wide range of interesting Norway Stamps have been added.
Also added recently is an interesting selection of Sweden Stamps.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 6 June 2013 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 15 May 2013:
Some interesting, older Faroe Stamps have been added, as well as some interesting Faroe Covers and Faroe Diverse items.
FINLAND: 2012 Issues Stamps, and Mini Sheets.
2012 YEAR PACKS: Aland, Denmark, Faroe, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
2012 YEAR BOOKS: Denmark, Faroe, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
A wide range of Iceland Stamps have been added, including varieties, gallery (high-quality) stamps, 1940s plate blocks, and many Official stamp varieties including overprint varieties. Also, more Iceland Sewing Machine Cancels have been added, along with some Iceland Covers.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 15 May 2013 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 25 April 2013:
Iceland Tollur Revenue Cancellations: I have just added 189 items to the FOUR PAGES of listings. These include both somewhat scarce stamps and more usual examples, however, there is a wide range of quality (and thus price) from Superb to Fine, as well as multiples.
A wide range of Iceland Stamps have been restocked.
I have just added a variety of both 1922 stamps and 1940s Karelia Stamps. There are also some very interesting specialized items, blocks, etc.
Finland Philatelic Literature: Several gently used Finnish reference books have been added.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 25 April 2013 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 17 April 2013:
Greenland Bargains section has been added for the "regular" stamp issues. The bargain stamps are nice-looking examples which have some minor fault, at greatly reduced prices.
I have finally been able to resupply Scott #1273a-1274b the popular, but scarce, Denmark 2004 Norden (Mythology) set of two souvenir sheets (each with 8 stamps, and a label in the center).
I have just stocked stamps from two different Iceland collections, with a wide range of stamps from all time periods.
Australian Antarctic Territory Stamps: I previously had a couple AAT stamps listed, but now there is a strong selection from the start in 1957 to 1999.
Norway Philatelic Literature: Several Norwegian reference books have been added.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 17 April 2013 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 3 April 2013:
ÅLAND Recently Issued: Stamps, Booklets, Gutter Pairs, Gutter Strips, FDCs, Christmas Seals.
A nice range of early Denmark Stamps have been added.
GREENLAND: Recently Issued Stamps, Booklets, and Maximum Cards.
Iceland Forgeries: In the 1880s, Iceland's stamps were just a decade old and very difficult to obtain. To "solve" this "problem", early packet-makers and forgers such as the German-based Spiro Brothers made forgeries of the classic stamps that they preferred to call imitations. They are eminently collectible as forgeries and nicely dress up a collection! I have added a section to list those that I have on hand and have included reference illustrations of some others that are no longer available.
Iceland Bargain Stamps: Many early Icelandic stamps can be a little pricey, however, examples with a hidden quality problem can nicely fill a hole in the collection at very modest cost.
A variety of Sweden Early Stamps have been added recently. Of special note is an example of an 1865 BALTACK cancellation on Scott #8; the post office was only open 1864-1871, thus any example of the postmark is quite unusual.
United States Covers: A range of interesting covers have been added, including Space Covers, Canal Zone FDCs, and an early Philippine flight cover. Also some interesting Flight Covers from other parts of the world.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 3 April 2013 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 21 March 2013:
Faroe Shipping Company Freight Stamps: From 1915 through the WWII period, private shipping companies handled inter-island freight and issued stamps for payment of the shipping costs. After WWII, the Faroe government consolidated and took over the shipping operations, but no new stamps were issued until 1961. From that point until the mid-1980s stamps were again in use; because of government ownership, these are essentially officially issued parcel stamps!
Karelia Stamps: I have added a nice range of 1941-43 stamps in multiples, including many plate blocks and strips. Includes many overprint varieties.
New Price Lists are available as downloadable Acrobat PDF files for viewing on your computer or printing out and by postal mail. Price lists are available for: Aland, Danish West Indies, Denmark (including Slesvig), Faroe, Finland (including Karelia and North Ingermanland), Greenland, Iceland, Norway (does NOT yet include "regular" stamps; send your want list), Sweden (does NOT yet include "regular" stamps; send your want list). An ALL-Scandinavia price list (the combination of the above) is available (only) for download on the website. Price lists are available for U.S. Stamps and Worldwide Stamps as well.
New Norwegian Books have been added.
United States Airmail First Day Covers and First Flight Covers: A large group of very attractive early U.S. airmail stamp FDCs and first flights, including Zeppelins, have been added.
Indonesia 1948-49 Stamps: The Scott Catalog only recently started to list these stamps and they are missing from most worldwide collections.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 21 March 2013 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 14 March 2013:
China Stamps: Scarce 1979-1980 stamps from China including the extremely popular and sought after 1980 Year Of The Monkey stamp.
United States:
Zeppelin Covers I have posted a nice range of U.S. Zeppelin covers, including the $2.60 stamp on a flight cover that is also a very scarce first day cover.
Stamps A nice range of stamps have been added, particularly in the 1890s-1930s pages, as well as the airmails, including a beautiful NH VF White Plains souvenir sheet.
Columbian Proofs Set I have added a stunning complete set of plate proofs on card.
Plate Blocks A strong group of very attractive 1920s-1930s Never Hinged plate blocks have been added. These include many 2-Cent Reds up to the Famous Americans, and the early Airmails! (See pages 29-33 and 36.)
Great Britain Stamps: A large group that range from: a group of very low-priced Penny Blacks; a very scarce Mint Scott #29; a beautiful Mint #55; a wonderful used #74; a beautiful used 1 Pound #124 in super quality; a RARE NH VF set of the coils #177-8; a beautiful mint 1 Pound Postal Union Congress "PUC"; a group of the scarcer QEII early phosphors in NH VF condition; and dozens more! (See pages 1-11.)
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 14 March 2013 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 14 February 2013:
DENMARK Recently Issued: Stamps, Christmas Seal Official Reprints.
A number of interesting Denmark Locomotive Personnel Charity Seals have just been added. This esoteric set is beautiful with a wonderful image of a steam locomotive.
FAROE: Recently Issued Stamps, Booklets, Machine Stamps, FDCs, Maximum Cards, Christmas Seals.
Finland Parcel Post Stamps: A nice range of sets and singles of all four issues is available, mint and used, including the three different papers on the third set (Scott #Q10-13).
I have added a few more items to the Norway Lottery Stamps section. These are a special type (almost unique in philately) type of stamps issued in 1964.
Slania: Poland "Milenium Polski" Label in green, perforated. Anti-Soviet label issued by SKP-USA, association of Polish war veterans in the U.S. Usually with very poor centering, but at the moment I have NH VF (very scarce) and F-VF examples in stock
United States Stamps A range of mint (hinged and never hinged) regular, commemorative, and airmail issues from 1890 to 1930 have been added, including very nice Pan-American stamps, early airmails, and ZEPPELINS!
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 14 February 2013 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 31 January 2013:
A nice selection of Greenland items have been added. These include:
Pakke-Porto Stamps
Savings Book
Covers and Expedition Covers
Souvenir Cards and Signed Maximum Cards
Thule Locals, including reprints
ICELAND: 2012 Issues Stamps, and Booklets.
Iceland Scott #283 Overprint Varieties: examples of the "three bars", "missing bars", and "handstamped bars". All three are scarce and grossly undervalued in the catalogs, but the "missing bars" is particularly under-appreciated. The "handstamped bars" (to correct the missing bars) is virtually unknown to most collectors unless they have studied the specialized catalogs.
A number of interesting Norway Varieties and Blocks have been added.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 31 January 2013 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 10 January 2013:
A nice selection of early stamps from several countries have been added. These include:
Denmark Scott #14b used as well as other early Denmark Stamps.
Faroe #1 overprint and several Faroe WWII items.
Finland Scott #16 Used and interesting covers including Russification official mail postal stationery card and a Scott #B1 on cover.
Iceland Scott #14 as well as other early stamps.
Some nice covers have been added to the worldwide selection including: U.S. Covers, Great Britain Strike Mail Covers, and German Covers.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 10 January 2013 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 3 January 2013:
Several nice groups of Cigarette tax stamps have been added to the Denmark Revenues.
DWI Stamps: A nice group of high quality stamps and a nice group of varieties have been added.
Iceland Stamps: A group of low-priced early stamps have been added along with a nice Scott #49. Also another item in the Orlof Overprints.
Norway:
Classic Stamps
Lottery Stamps These are a special type (almost unique in philately) type of stamps issued in 1964. Also see Lottery Stamps on Cover
WWII Covers I have added some very nice WWII era uses with varying censorship.
Spitzbergen Locals Includes a postmark I cannot find recorded in the literature and a nice use on piece with a Norwegian postal ship cancellation.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 3 January 2013 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 13 December 2012:
GREENLAND: Recently Issued Stamps, Booklets, and Maximum Cards.
SPECIAL SALE: Up to 25% Off of items in the Specials sections pages linked from these pages: Collections & Lots, Albums & Supplies, and Philatelic Literature.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 13 December 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 6 December 2012:
I have restocked a lot of the 1890s-1930s Denmark Stamps and also back-of-book issues.
A new section Iceland Sewing Machine Cancellations and a resource article have been added to the website. At times, postage stamps were used to pay import duties on parcels arriving by mail. Between 15 April 1920 and 31 December 1921, these stamps were canceled either by manually punched needle holes or a sewing machine. These are precursors to the much more well known Tollur cancellations.
A large selection of Iceland Orlof Overprinted Stamps have been added.
A selection of Sweden Christmas Seals Tied to Covers has been added , including Sweden's first (1904) Christmas seal and a picture post card which must be the most beautiful Scandinavian Art Nouveau post card I have ever seen.
United States:
Airmails including nice "Baby Zepps" and Zepplin covers.
First Day Covers including some interesting cachets.
First Day Programs
Covers including the first satellite Mailgram.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 6 December 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 29 November 2012:
A variety of nice stamps have been added to the website. Check out these pages:
Norway Stamps
Sweden Stamps
U.S. Stamps
Canada Stamps
Worldwide Stamps
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added, including many interesting worldwide collections.
An emailed-only 29 November 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 15 November 2012:
Many Non-Scott listed items have been added to the website. Check out these pages:
Finland Christmas Seals
Norway Locals
Norway T-Postage Due Cancels
Sweden Revenues
Sweden Christmas Seals
Sweden Christmas Seals on Cover
Sweden WWII Era Seals
U.S. Revenues
An emailed-only 15 November 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 8 November 2012:
Denmark:
Top Quality Stamps
Classic booklets: H.C. Andersen: A new section has been added for the classic booklets, including information about the many possible variations of the Hans Christian Andersen booklet.
Advertising Booklets
Coil-Combination Pairs
Christmas Seal Oddities and Errors
Danish West Indies Christmas Seals have been added.
Greenland Parcel Post Stamps: A strong selection of Pakke-Porto stamps ranging from NH Superb to attractive with hidden faults has been newly added.
Danish Christmas Seals with Greenlandic Design The Danish 1921 Christmas Seal utilized a Greenlandic design, resulting in a very attractive seal sought by collectors of both areas. I have just listed some attractive items.
Some nice quality Norway Early Stamps have been added.
Sweden:
Scott #B18 one of two "key" semi-postal stamps that is extremely difficult to obtain with nice centering.
Booklet with Triple Markings Most Swedish booklets have, since 1938, had the possibility of bearing "marginal markings". Having ALL THREE present on one booklet is a rare occurrence!
Flag Day Seals Some new items have been added to this interesting section. I have also been able to restock some items that have been unavailable for a while.
Early Covers A nice range of early covers have been recently added.
United States Stamps A wide range of attractive U.S. stamps have been added, starting with an 1847 Providence, Rhode Island, postmaster provisional through the Bank Note issues, Washington-Franklin Heads, and into the 1920s. At the back of the book, there are new items in the Envelope Cut Squares, Duck Stamps, and even the Confederate States of America.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
The 8 November 2012 E-News has been posted on the website here. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 23 October 2012:
Aland Booklet: In 1988 Aland issued a "Discount Package", Facit booklet #H1a [1988 Posten 350: 350th anniversary of Aland postal service]. It is a post office printed envelope containing a 10-block of stamps.
DENMARK Recently Issued: Stamps.
Danish West Indies: A range of stamps, varieties, bisects on piece, and bisects on full covers have been added to the website.
Faroe WWII Scarce Courier Mail Cancellations: This rare official courier mail cancellation was used in early 1940 for just over two months, from the time that regular mail service between Faroe and Denmark was discontinued and the German invasion of Denmark.
Finland Early Stamps: A wide range of Serpentine Roulette stamps (including the sought after ribbed papers), and stamps up to the 1890s have been added. Also a very nice Scott #57 (the key value of the "Russian design with rings" set) has been added.
Sweden: A nice range of early stamps and early covers.
Sweden year sets are offered at a discount of at least 40%. Let me know if you are seeking other years.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 23 October 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 19 October 2012:
2013 FACIT Specialized Catalog The text is in ENGLISH and Swedish and the illustrations are in COLOR. The big news for the 2013 Facit is a MAJOR SPECIAL ARTICLE, IN ENGLISH, ON THE ICELAND "I GILDI" OVERPRINTED STAMPS with a great deal of NEW INFORMATION.
An emailed-only 19 October 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 11 October 2012:
DENMARK: 4 RBS scarce Dark Chestnut color, Scott #20b, 16 Skilling Bicolor RARE INVERTED FRAME, and Mint and Used back-of-book stamps
FAROE: 1940s Overprint Varieties and Faroe Cancels on Danish Stamps.
FINLAND: Covers, and 1870s-1880s Stamps including interesting varieties, colors, and postmarks.
Norway Early Stamps: A wide range of varieties, colors, printings, blocks, early date blocks, and more. Also included is a nice group of "normal" stamps in unusually nice quality.
Sweden Early Stamps: A nice range of specialized stamps. However, there are also many "normal" stamps in excellent quality and many "bargain" stamps at great prices.
U.S. Covers: A nice range of pre-stamp, stampless, and early stamped covers has been added. Included are some inexpensive Eastern covers with contents and a scarce, historical California cover with fascinating connections. The stamped covers include some nice California uses including Scott #32, 35, 65, and 68, as well as a nice Wells Fargo cover. Lastly, there is a nice, inexpensive, HINDENBURG ZEPPELIN cover and an AKRON AIRSHIP cover.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 11 October 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 27 September 2012:
FAROE: Recently Issued Stamps, Booklets, Machine Stamps, FDCs, Maximum Cards.
New discoveries of 1980 Horse Statue Slania-engraved Danish Test Stamps. The newly discovered stamps exist ranging from single engraved colors (very dramatic!) to single offset-printed colors, and in a variety of combinations, some more complete combinations than others. The quantities recorded range from as low as 9 examples to as high as 36 examples - very rare!
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 27 September 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 13 September 2012:
ÅLAND Recently Issued: Stamps, Booklets, Gutter Pairs, Gutter Strips, FDCs.
A nice selection of Danish West Indies Stamps, Denmark Stamps, Finland Stamps, and Greenland Stamps have been added.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 13 September 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 6 September 2012:
A nice selection of Denmark Stamps has been added.
Icelandic Stamps: A recently purchased dealer stock has been integrated into stock and the website has been updated.
A new section has been added for the Iceland Duck (Conservation) Stamps issued 1991-1995, including the scarce missing-denomination stamp, sheets, first issue artist-signed folder, etc.
More than 40 United States Duck Stamps have been added, including many NH, with quality ranging up to Superb examples. Included are earlies right up to some of the recent self-adhesives. There is even a scarce "Junior" Duck Stamp and a couple of Ducks used on nice licences. Topping it off are unusual Nevada State Trout Stamps.
I have added a wide range of Barbados stamps including a scarce Scott #148 with sideways watermark.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 6 September 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 23 August 2012:
Many items have been added to the North Ingermanland section, including a nice cover (scarce!), many stamps (2 pages) of both issues, many varieties (2 pages) of the First Issue, and a tremendous range of forgeries of the Second Issue.
Denmark Stamps: Some nice items have been added. Of special note is a the seldom-seen Scott #80 with a Large Pearl Flaw, offered at the lowest price I can remember seeing. There are also key stamps missing from most collections, including Denmark Scott #21 and #P18, etc.
A variety of Icelandic stamps and other items have been added, especially plate varieties. There are also overprint varieties, Orlof overprints, nice blocks, etc.
Some nice Swedish stamps have been added, including a wonderfully attractive, and very inexpensive, example of #3. There is also a very scarce example of Scott #37 Mint.
Slania-Engraved British Postal Orders: Once again I have something new to show in the Slania-Engraved department, in this case British Postal Orders (their postal money order). I have "discovered" a completely new (earlier) type of Postal Order with a very different version of Slania's portrait of the Queen. And, though I knew they could exist, I had never before seen an example of a British Postal Order sold in one of the Colonies. And, there are two "postal clerk training school" examples.
I have added a wide range of stamps from several countries: Bahamas, Gibraltar, and Japan.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 23 August 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 15 August 2012:
A couple unusual new items added to Danish "Stamp Coins" WWII-Era Encased Postage.
Finland Mourning Stamps: Actually political-postal protest labels, these "stamps" were banned in Finland by the Russian authorities. Protesting the Russification of Finnish postage stamp designs, these labels are a fascinating part of Finland's postal history. There are even picture post cards and postal-stationery-like cards.
An interesting range of early Norwegian Stamps have been added, including printings, color varieties, watermark varieties, plate varieties, etc. Included are a number of Scott #24 varieties and a range of scarce & attractive early Postage Due printings / colors. There is even a nice looking Returned Letter Stamp.
Slania-Engraved Monaco Stamps: Some Monaco items that have been out of stock, including some of the very scarce imperforate souvenir sheets have been added.
I have added a wide range of stamps from several countries: Antigua, Bermuda, and Cayman Islands.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 15 August 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 2 August 2012:
Denmark Stamps: A wide range of Danish stamps have been added to stock including many items always in strong demand.
Finland Stamps: A wide range of Finnish stamps have been restocked, including some highly sought-after items.
A very nice example of the Great Britain Penny Black with Inverted Watermark has been added to the website. This is a rare variety that is very seldom offered.
U.S. Patriotic Covers: Collection of unused envelopes. Also a used patriotic and many other interesting U.S. covers
A large group of very nice early- and middle-period Canadian stamps (15 pages) have been added, including Never Hinged, Mint Hinged, and Used. Many very attractive and scarce stamps are included, from #1 to the Officials, all at very reasonable prices.
Several new Collection Lots have been added, as well as albums and binders.
An emailed-only 2 August 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 26 July 2012:
A nice range of listed and unlisted constant Iceland Plate Varieties on Official Stamps (2 pages) of the 1902 Christian IX and 1920s Christian X designs have just been added.
Norway Test Stamp Discovery: In 1960-61 planning was underway for a new series of definitive steel-engraved stamps that were to be printed by NBS. For this purpose, NBS would have to purchase a new printing press. To convince NBS to buy their press, the Goebel company printed test stamps with a design consisting of a central "NB" in script, surrounded by frame of complex patterns of shading lines, that demonstrated the high quality of their printing press. These test stamps are now 50+ years old, however, I first learned of their existence in the spring of 2012! (See the above link for further information regarding these interesting test stamps.)
Slania-engraved Great Britain Postal Orders: These are quite difficult to obtain and are unknown to most collectors of Slania. The design utilize's Slania's portrait engraving of Queen Elizabeth. All the examples I have been able to obtain have been officially handstamped "Cancelled"; one is marked for use at a postal training school and I suspect the unmarked items were as well.
I have added a wide range of stamps from several countries: Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, and Papua New Guinea.
Several new Collection Lots have been added.
An emailed-only 26 July 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 16 July 2012:
DWI Stamps: I have added a wide range of stamps from many scarce items in top quality to lots of attractive bargains. There are also many specialized items, from plate varieties to scarce postmarks. This includes a very scarce BLUE 5-ring+dot cancellation on Scott #1a. Also an extremely scarce inverted watermark that I don't think I have seen before in 38 years. And, though it is not a stamp, I should mention a DWI/U.S. combination cover canceled on the last day of validity of DWI stamps.
Norwegian Seamens' Homes in Foreign Ports Charity Seals Varieties: I have restocked and added a nice group of (mostly one-of-a-kind) varieties such as major color shifts, pre-printing paper folds, double perforations, etc.
I have added a wide range of stamps from several countries: Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Hong Kong (6 pages), Japan (8 pages), Pitcairn Island, and Saudi Arabia.
Several new Collection Lots have been added.
An emailed-only 16 July 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 10 July 2012:
I have just described a wide range of Iceland I GILDI blocks, quarter sheets, and even some full sheets for the website. All include interesting plate varieties. See Regular Issues and Officials. I have also written an article on the subject of these plate varieties.
Sweden Bicolored Numerals "Beer Bottle Label" impressive and beautiful collection of these colorful and lively stamps and their use.
An interesting group of U.S. covers has been added. These include some interesting advertising covers and small lots. Also, a few unusual U.S. items including a complete set of Prexie USED blocks and an unusual pre-printing paper fold on a higher-denomination Prominent American issue.
Several new Collection Lots have been added, including several Scandinavian collections.
An emailed-only 10 July 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 28 June 2012:
Some attractive new Faroe Early Stamps from 1919 and 1940s have been added to the website.
Greenland Stamps: Over the last few weeks, many very nice Greenlandic stamps have been added to the website, including American Issues and Pakke-Porto stamps.
A nice group of U.S. stamps have been added to the website, with an emphasis on 1850s-1890s issues.
Several new Collection Lots have been added, including some nice floor-sweeping lots, and lots of used philatelic literature.
An emailed-only 28 June 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 19 June 2012:
Aland Postally Used Stamps have been restocked and include several that I have never before had in postally used condition.
Finland Used Stamps have been restocked in the 1990s to early 2000s range.
Greenland 15 ØRE WITH SMALL OVERPRINT This 15 øre rarity bears the smallest overprint normally only on the small stamps. It is the only such "wrong size" error of the issue.
I have just added a wide range of nice Samoa stamps.
A nice group of U.S. stamps have been added to the website, with an emphasis on 1850s-1890s issues.
Several new Collection Lots have been added, including some nice worldwide lots.
An emailed-only 19 June 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 13 June 2012:
Greenland Pakke-Porto Stamps: A great selection of stamps have been added, including the early perforations and thick papers. See Gallery, Bargains, and Regular Issues.
A nice example of Greenland Slania-engraved Queen with inverted surcharge has been added.
I have just added a wide range of nice Hungary stamps and a couple slightly better Israel stamps.
Several new Collection Lots have been added.
An emailed-only 13 June 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 5 June 2012:
D.W.I.: Christmas Seals have been restocked.
Denmark: New sections have been added for both the early combination coil pairs and strips and the modern coils which started appearing in 2010. Aslo, see the early coils for Denmark 3 ore wavy-line PEARL GREY. Tete-beche pairs have been restocked as well, and a few special printings.
Finland Scott #1104a-7b Perf 12.75 see the interesting story of these scarce stamps (rare in mint condition).
Iceland Stamps: Two scarce (#53, #68a) I Gildi overprints in NH condition have been added.
Several new Collection Lots have been added, including Finland, Greenland, and Israel.
An emailed-only 5 June 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 23 May 2012:
Finland Stamps: I have been working on restocking Finland 1880s-1930s stamps. Many of these stamps are not costly, but can be hard to obtain. There are also many "better" issues in stock.
Several new Collection Lots have been added, including Norway, Sweden and some nice binders and supplies.
An emailed-only 23 May 2012 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 2 May 2012:
Denmark Stamps: New additions include a wonderful Denmark Scott #21 Mint with certificate, an absolutely Superb Used #135, and a couple used examples of #P18, the key Newspaper stamp.
Finland Stamps: Many of the key stamps that are on many want lists have been added. These include Scott numbers such as #2, 6-13, 16 (wonderful!), 36, 37, 57 and 58, 69, 82 NH, 118, C1, and more.
Greenland: Better quality Scarce Pakke-Porto Stamps and inexpensive examples to fill empty spots, as well as postal savings books. Also a pair of covers bearing EVERY "regular" Greenland stamp issued though April 1957.
Iceland Stamps: a variety of very nice items recently added, including Sc#175 NH Block. Also, an extremely rare Orlof savings book is again available.
Norway Stamps: Only a few examples of the Norway Postal Card #1 are known used in the proper time period. Norway Classic Date Blocks 1896 to 1937 typographed stamp issues had a printing date (month and year) in the sheet selvage.
Sweden Stamps: The 1877 One Riksdaler Perforation 13 stamp, #37, is available Mint. #92, the rare 80 öre Black, with certificate, is also available.
ÅLAND Recently Issued: Stamps, Year Packs, Year Books
DENMARK Recently Issued: Stamps, Year Packs, Year Books
FAROE: Recently Issued Year Packs, Year Books
FINLAND Recently Issued: Stamps, Year Packs, Year Books
GREENLAND: Recently Issued Stamps, Booklets, Maximum Cards, Year Packs
ICELAND Recently Issued: Stamps, Booklets, Christmas Seals, Year Packs
NORWAY Recently Issued: Year Packs, Year Books
SWEDEN Recently Issued: Year Packs, Year Books
Several new Collection Lots have been added.
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New on 12 April 2012:
D.W.I. Stamps: including very scarce surcharged stamps with "Isolated Frames" and Inverted or Normal Frames that occur only once in the sheet.
Denmark Stamps: high-quality, specialized, and bargains have been added, and the Back-of-Book section has been restocked.
Finland Stamps: some interesting older stamps have been added.
Norway Stamps: a wide-ranging group of interesting stamps have been added, especially unusual postage dues.
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New on 29 March 2012:
D.W.I. Stamps: rare inverted/normal frames, high-quality stamps, and bargains.
Denmark Stamps: high-quality, specialized, and bargains.
Faroe Color Variety: The Scott #65 Olive Green variety is in stock in NH condition, but I now also have one Used example.
Finland Covers: some Finnish FDCs of the late 1930s, the 1940s, and early 1950s are quite scarce. Also some Finland Christmas Seals on Cover.
Norway Stamps: a wide-ranging group of Mint and Used Norwegian Postage Due stamps and used blocks of the 1958-1969 King Olav V design.
Monaco Imperforate Stamps have been added. See Regular Issues and Back of the Book.
Several new Collection Lots have been added, including some nice Sweden and worldwide.
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New on 13 March 2012:
Faroe Classics: Ranging from 1919 BISECTS, Faroe #1 with scarce postmark, rare 1919 7 ØRE ORANGE Christian X ON COVER... to WWII Provisional Overprints and scarce FRANCO BETALT cover... to BOTH VALUES of the rare 1980 Europa BURNED STAMPS (engraved by Slania).
Finland Stamps have been restocked, including an especially nice group of attractive "SERPENTINES", as well as one of Finland's rarest Saarinen Lion stamps, (Scott #147a) the 1-1/2 Mark stamp with Posthorn watermark and Perforation 14 x 14. Also see the new section for the 1939 M-30 LION ISSUE SPECIALIZED Booklet in various combinations. I have added to the website some "Ovals" and "Serpentines" Official Reprints in wonderful quality.
I have just put into stock a nearly complete run of the "PF-G" series of Greenland booklets. Issue quantities are stated to be as low as only 100 booklets for some of these.
NORWAY NORWEX 1955 STAMP SHOW STAMPS SPECIALIZED COLLECTION A very unusual specialized collection, from the Norman Gary collection, of the overprint varieties on this set of three "key value" stamps. This collection consists of singles, blocks, and covers bearing these varieties.
Sweden Scott #92 Mint F-VF example with a 2012 Obermuller-Wilen photo certificate in English.
New Book: SPITZBERGEN CRUISE MAIL 1890-1914 (INCLUDING LOCAL POST STAMPS & POSTMARKS) 3rd EDITION Fascinating and extremely useful 86-page, entirely English language, color-illustrated book describing the postal history of the early Spitzbergen mails which mostly emanated from tourist cruise ship visits. Includes extensive details on the ships, routes, and cruising activity, but especially cataloging and illustrating the local post stamps and labels, and the postmarks and ships cachets, etc.
NORWAY PARCEL POST TO 1945 A wonderful, long-needed work on all aspects of Norwegian parcel post, from the beginnings up to 1945. Includes domestic and foreign uses, periodicals and newspapers, cash-on-delivery, etc., with cataloging of the recorded postmarks, postal forms / parcel cards, labels, etc., as well as the domestic and to-Nordic parcel post rates.
Several new Collection Lots have been added, including some nice Sweden and worldwide.
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New on 22 February 2012:
I have restocked many Finland stamps, in NH, Mint Hinged, and Used, from all time periods.
A nice range of Mint and Used Iceland Orlof Overprints have been added to the website, including some very scarce stamps. Also illustrated for reference are examples of all issues I have ever had. (And a complete savings book is shown on a different resources page.) These are postage stamps that were overprinted for JUST ONE YEAR to fill an "emergency" need for legally mandated vacation savings stamps.
NORWAY NORWEX 1955 STAMP SHOW STAMPS SPECIALIZED COLLECTION A very unusual specialized collection, from the Norman Gary collection, of the overprint varieties on this set of three "key value" stamps. This collection consists of singles, blocks, and covers bearing these varieties.
New book: NORWAY PARCEL POST TO 1945 A wonderful, long-needed work on all aspects of Norwegian parcel post, from the beginnings up to 1945. Includes domestic and foreign uses, periodicals and newspapers, cash-on-delivery, etc., with cataloging of the recorded postmarks, postal forms / parcel cards, labels, etc., as well as the domestic and to-Nordic parcel post rates.
Book back in stock: HANDBOOK OF DANISH CHRISTMAS SEAL POSTAL HISTORY Fascinating coverage of the postal history and use of Danish Christmas seals; a significant subject as Denmark issued the worlds' first Christmas seals. Text is in Danish, however, picture captions are in English. Will be of great interest to any collectors of Christmas seals and postal history. Hardbound and with beautiful illustrations throughout.
Several new Collection Lots have been added, including some nice Sweden and worldwide.
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New on 8 February 2012:
Sweden #5 (24 Skilling Banco): This example is beautiful, completely genuine, and in outstanding quality. It is accompanied by an Obermuller-Wilen certificate, the gold standard for this stamp issue.
I have restocked many DWI stamps, in mint and used, in all levels of quality. These have come from four different collections, thus it really helped to fill in my stock of this ever-popular area.
A very nice range of 1890s to early 1930s United States stamps with an emphasis on coils, line pairs, marginal plate imprints, coils with partial plate numbers showing, plate varieties, and an unusual group of Scott #541 NH singles and blocks in a range of centerings.
Several new Collection Lots have been added, including two nice Sweden collections.
An emailed-only 8 February 2012 E-News has been issued, including information regarding the recently acquired Norman Gary collection of Norway. This massive collection, housed in more than 109 volumes and boxes, represents one of the finest presentations of certain areas of Norwegian philately that I have seen in 38 years. The sections include: mint and used classic to 1940 stamps, varieties, types, mint and used blocks, cancellations, etc., with many rarities; local posts, perhaps the best collection outside Norway; postal stationery, again perhaps the best collection outside Norway; Christiania/Oslo cancellations on cover; parcel cards; and postal history. If you have a particular interest in these areas of Norway, please email for more information. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 18 January 2012:
The Iceland Covers section has been completely reorganized, expanded, and has many new covers. The covers are categorized on 49 pages based on stamp issue / time period, type of mail service, etc. Sections of special interest, with many new items, include: Icelandic SHIP COVERS, Icelandic AIRMAIL COVERS, and Icelandic VATNAJOKULL GLACIER EXPEDITION COVERS.
A modest, but significant range of Danish Postage Due Covers has been added to the website. They range from Danish postage due stamps on covers from other countries, to underpaid internal Danish covers, to Danish business reply mail covers, including postage due meter imprints.
Denmark Railway Locomotive Personnel Help Fund Charity Seals are listed in the catalogs as Christmas Seals. These very attractive locomotive seals were issued from 1914 to the 1950s. Many are quite scarce -- and sought after by railway thematic collectors -- but I have been able to assemble a nice group of the earlier issues.
Several new Collection Lots have been added.
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New on 5 January 2012:
A nice group of Denmark Revenue cigarette tax stamps have been added.
Finland Scott #152 (25 mark M-17 "Saarinen Lion" with Posthorn Watermark) is in stock, NH and Used, as well as plate blocks and 4-blocks.
Aunus Stamps with certificates.
Three very scarce 1922 Karelian covers are available including a FIRST DAY COVER bearing some of the (very scarce on cover) high values and a registered cover with VIOLET cancellations.
North Ingermanland Stamps: A very nice selection of imperforates and perforation errors & varieties, etc.
A group of the "Perf 14" Iceland Stamps with plate varieties and perforation errors are offered.
Norway Returned Letter Stamps: Two nice examples of these unusual stamps are available.
Sweden Scott #1 Used at a very reasonable price is offered. There are also a variety of other interesting Swedish stamps
Several non-stamp Polish-related Slania-engraved items are back in stock.
An attractive group of various U.S. Revenue Stamps have been added.
Several new Collection Lots have been added.
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New on 20 December 2011:
A wide variety of stamps have been added to the New Arrivals sections of each country.
Slania-engraved Great Britain (5 pages) Stamps including both printings of the Machin issue, Gutter Pairs, Presentation Packs, PHQ/Stamp Cards & Maximum Cards, Souvenir Folders, Booklet; and even a very scarce British Postal Order.
Several new Collection Lots have been added.
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New on 6 December 2011:
I have been adding more DWI stamps to the stock. This would be a great time to check for holes in your collection.
I have an excellent stock of the National (Thorvaldsen) Icelandic Christmas seals on the website, as well as the Scouting, Karitas, UMF, and the three ROTARY issuers of Icelandic Christmas seals.
National (10 pages starting here)
Scouting
Karitas
UMF
Hafnarfjordur Rotary
Kopavogur Rotary
Saudarkrokur Rotary
Norway Seamens Homes in Foreign Ports Charity Seals: These are fascinating maritime-theme designs that are seldom seen. If you collect Norway, seals, or maritime-related topics, including lighthouses, you should definitely take a look.
Canada Stamps: If you are seeking any Canadian stamps not listed, I have a stock of both the lower-cost stamps and more modern stamps. Please send along your want list.
New book: NORWAY PARCEL POST TO 1945 A wonderful, long-needed work on all aspects of Norwegian parcel post, from the beginnings up to 1945. Includes domestic and foreign uses, periodicals and newspapers, cash-on-delivery, etc., with cataloging of the recorded postmarks, postal forms / parcel cards, labels, etc., as well as the domestic and to-Nordic parcel post rates.
2012 FACIT Specialized Catalog The text is in ENGLISH and Swedish and the illustrations are in COLOR. The major special article this year is a revised listing of Swedish Postal Stationery (last appeared in 2008 and usually only appears about once every five years -- this is THE catalog of Swedish postal stationery).
Several new Collection Lots have been added, including some nice Denmark, Finland, and Norway collections.
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New on 2 December 2011:
An emailed-only 2 December 2011 E-News has been issued, including many philatelic holiday gift ideas; such as 2012 FACIT Specialized Catalog, AFA Scandinavian Christmas Seal Catalog 2012, supplies like the mount cutter we use here in the office, or a gift certificate if you're not sure what you need right now. Whether you put some stamps on your wish list or ask for a stamp catalog, we will be happy to help your family with the ordering. It is as simple as a phone call. We will take care of everything.
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New on 17 November 2011:
Quite a few hard-to-find stamps have been added to the Stamp Sections of Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. Be sure to look at the "regular" stamp listings, but also at the Gallery, Specialized, and Bargain sections.
There are hundreds of Iceland covers available, all illustrated and described. Start here for 3 pages of various covers and here are 30 pages of all types of covers including a wide range of U.S. Military in Iceland WWII covers.
There are lots of interesting Norway Covers available. Starting here is a page of various & unsorted, but following that are another 49 pages of classified covers
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New on 2 November 2011:
Denmark Recently Issued: Stamps
Finland Recently Issued: Stamps, Mini Sheets
Greenland: Recently Issued Stamps, Booklets, Machine Stamps, Maximum Cards
Iceland Recently Issued: Stamps, Booklets
Greenland "FGB mindeark" Souvenir Cards issued by the Society for Greenlandic Children (FGB) have been restocked including some that had been out of stock for a while.
Faroe Souvenir Pages: These little-known officially produced Faroe souvenir pages/cards are missing from almost all Faroe collections.
New Price Lists are available as downloadable Acrobat PDF files for viewing on your computer or printing out and by postal mail. At long last I have divided the Scandinavian price lists by country (instead of huge all-Scandinavia lists for "stamps" vs "specialized"). Each individual country price list includes everything that is on the website for the respective country. Price lists are available for: Aland, Danish West Indies, Denmark (including Slesvig), Faroe, Finland (including North Ingermanland), Greenland, Iceland, Norway (does NOT yet include "regular" stamps; send your want list), Sweden (does NOT yet include "regular" stamps; send your want list). An ALL-Scandinavia price list (the combination of the above) is available (only) for download on the website.
Several new Collection Lots and Philatelic Literature have been added.
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New on 20 October 2011:
ÅLAND Recently Issued: Stamps, Booklets, Gutter Pairs, Gutter Strips, FDCs.
FAROE: Recently Issued Stamps, Booklets, Machine Stamps, FDCs, Maximum Cards.
Year Packs: Denmark 2010, Norway 2010, Sweden 2010.
Denmark Scott #22 mint block, this 4 skilling Line Perforation 12.5 issue is on virtually every want list.
Greenland private booklets I have just added to the website several of these scarce booklets (issued in quantities as low as 100!). Though it sold instantly, I have also documented on the website a new type of the PF-G13 booklet; similar new types may exist for 14, 15, and 16; check your collection and let me know.
Iceland A range of 1910-1950 NH, Mint Hinged, and Used Icelandic stamps have been added to the website. A wonderful mint block of Scott #175, the top value of the 1931 Gulfoss waterfall issue has been added. Also new is a pristine example of a rare classic booklet.
2012 FACIT Specialized Catalog The text is in ENGLISH and Swedish and the illustrations are in COLOR. The major special article this year is a revised listing of Swedish Postal Stationery (last appeared in 2008 and usually only appears about once every five years -- this is THE catalog of Swedish postal stationery).
New AFA Catalogs and other Danish books, including a new title Danish Postal Rates and Postal History 1875-2003, and a special expanded edition of AFA Scandinavian Christmas Seal Catalog 2012.
Several new Collection Lots and Philatelic Literature have been added.
An emailed-only 20 October 2011 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 27 September 2011:
Denmark Official Stamps: A wide range of stamps, including multiple examples of Scott #O4 (one of the scarcest Danish stamps). Includes stamps ranging from Superb to Bargains, mint and used singles, blocks, plate varieties, color varieties, inverted watermarks, etc., etc.Gallery, Bargains, Specialized, and New Arrivals.
2012 FACIT Specialized Catalog The text is in ENGLISH and Swedish and the illustrations are in COLOR. The major special article this year is a revised listing of Swedish Postal Stationery (last appeared in 2008 and usually only appears about once every five years -- this is THE catalog of Swedish postal stationery).
Several new Collection Lots have been added.
A large selection of used Philatelic Literature has been added, including some AFA Denmark books, full sets of Scott Catalogs from previous years, etc.
An emailed-only 27 September 2011 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 14 September 2011:
Denmark Postal Stationery express mail envelope: Perhaps the most beautiful Scandinavian postal item!
Faroe Perfins: While Faroese mailers have only made use of two perfin designs, they are hard to find and are avidly sought after.
Slesvig Stamps (2 pages) and Cancellations have been added to the website.
Some really interesting Icelandic labels are available.
ANOTHER group of Norway Seamens Homes in Foreign Ports Charity Seals that includes some really nice material that has been unavailable for years. Even included are three issues for which I have never before been able to show illustrations!
Sweden 1938-1941 BC & CB Pairs These scarce pairs have been added to the website. More examples will follow soon, so if you don't now see what you need, please send your want list to get first choice of new items.
Several new Collection Lots have been added.
Scott Catalogs: many volumes and sets are available including a complete 2008 set.
An emailed-only 14 September 2011 E-News has been issued, including information about a Denmark Fredrik IX 1948-1960 FDC collection/exhibit that is available. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 30 August 2011:
Denmark Semi-Official Airmails and WWII Anti-Nazi Illegal Labels have new items added.
A very attractive Used VF example of Faroe #1 has been added. It is accompanied by a Jay Smith Certificate with Lifetime Guarantee!
A very unusual group of full mini sheet cacheted Faroe FDCs has been added. Because of their original cost and the declining number of private cachet makers, these are seemingly very scarce.
Postal stationery indicia ("Stamp Print") Finland reprints have been added. These were officially printed in "stamp size" instead of full postal stationery envelopes. Also, interesting Saarinen Lion (1917-1929 design) Finland proofs have been added.
A significant group of additional Norway Seamens Homes in Foreign Ports Charity Seals have been added to stock including some that are either first I have had or at least the first I have had in a very long time.
Sweden Scott #023 Type II / Facit #TJ22B. Broken thin frame line above S of SVERIGE. Four attractive used examples with a wide range of prices have been added to the website.
Many mint, mostly NH Canada Stamps have been added to the website.
Several new Collection Lots have been added.
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New on 17 August 2011:
Greenland Private Booklets (PF-G series) have been restocked.
North Ingermanland #12-14 have been restocked in NH and Used condition. These high-value pictorials have become quite scarce.
U.S. Federal Duck Stamps section has quite a few additions. Take a look.
Several new Collection Lots have been added.
An emailed-only 17 August 2011 E-News has been issued. In addition to the above, it includes many items not offered on the website. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 28 July 2011:
A variety of interesting items have been added (as well as many stamps into the "normal stamps" listings). DWI 17a (Rare Normal Frame), Never Hinged! And also some other nice varieties. Faroe #1 Mint and Used available. Faroe Very unusual FDC collection including many cachets of which I have never before had examples! Greenland Pakke-Porto Stamps in Savings Book. A rare item, loaded with stamps (Scott #Q6a and #Q11) that are seldom seen used with village cancellations. Greenland Flight Covers. Some scarce new items have been added. Greenland Cancellation Card Collection. Very interesting and priced far less than half their individual value. Sweden #O5 [Official 6 öre Gray, Perf 14] Used VF+.
A few notable worldwide items have been added as well. Prussia #4. Five copies including a 3-strip on a postal stationery front-only. Charles Lindberg Autograph. A very scarce piece of aviation history!
Denmark Christmas Seal Official Reprints (4 pages): Since 1976, older Danish Christmas seals have been officially reprinted by the Danish Christmas Seal Fund. The front of the sheet indicates the year of reprinting, in Danish, such as "Nytryk 1976". The back of each seal also bears the year of reprinting, in English, such as "Reprint 1976". These are usually collected as sheets of ten. Additionally, between 1976 and 2001, nine souvenir sheet reprints have been officially issued in conjunction with stamp shows. These have mostly consisted of five seals: One oversize design and four normal size seals, as well as marginal text.
Denmark "Cold War Emergency Stamps" New Discoveries. I have just discovered (or at least seem to be the first to record in the literature) a NEW PAPER TYPE and two significant NEW PLATE VARIETIES.
Danish tete-beche pairs came from the special sheet layouts needed to make booklet panes. The special tete-beche pairs (i.e. those not listed by Scott) are listed by the specialized catalogs, however, it turns out that the listings ignore significant color shades. As each new printing (of the same stamp) for booklets was made there was the possibility of a different color shade. When the remainders of these special sheets were sold (officially, by the post office) to collectors in 1971, it seems that little care was taken to document the different printings / color shades for each stamp. Instead the catalogs just listed them by the basic color of each stamp issue.
Several new Collection Lots and Albums have been added.
An emailed-only 28 July 2011 E-News has been issued. If you do not receive the E-News, Subscribe now!
New on 7 July 2011:
A range of Danish Classic Stamps have been added. Whether you are seeking #1, #10, #11b-15b Line Perforations, #44d, etc., you will find something of interest.
Some very attractive bargain examples of scarce Finnish Stamps have been added, including: #16, #36, #37, #58, #C1, etc.
A variety of new Icelandic Stamps have been added, especially airmails, including varieties, high-quality stamps, and bargains.
A substantial group of United States Stamps has been added, ranging from early issues up to the 1930s. They range from mint & used singles to mint & used blocks. There are a some nice multiples of the $2 Prexie and also a useful group of Ducks.
A new section of United States Ephemera has been added for non-philatelic paper ephemera items which may still hold interest for collectors.
Several new Collection Lots, Albums, and Literature have been added.
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New on 21 June 2011:
Various Danish Stamps that are hard to keep in stock: #16 Used, 120 Mint VF, 191 NH VF, many postage dues, Q11 Mint VF and Used VF.
Various Finnish Stamps: Finland #16 inexpensive example, 101 Mint, 118 Mint Superb LH, 135a Mint, and others.
Various Icelandic Stamps that are hard to keep in stock: #124 Mint VF (actually Superb LH), 128 Used VF (surprisingly scarce), 257-68 a variety of NH, Mint Hinged, and Used singles. Also includes Iceland Scott #31 and 33, the large-text "prir" and "3 prir" surcharges, Iceland Scott #49, the small-numeral 3 aur I GILDI Perf 12.75 stamp, and Iceland Airmails, including C11 Zeppelin three Superb NH examples to choose from.
Norway #543 Norway's rarest modern stamp - in a NH VF date block, printed the day after King Olav died!
A great deal of new material has been added to Iceland Christmas Seals stock, both in the National "Thorvaldsen" TB Seals and in seals of three newly-added ROTARY club towns.
National (10 pages starting here)
Hafnarfjordur Rotary
Kopavogur Rotary
Saudarkrokur Rotary
Several new Collection Lots have been added.
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New on 18 May 2011:
A new section for D.W.I. Shipping Company Stamps (4 pages) has been added. These interesting stamps paid postage on letters when official services were not available and/or were not meeting the needs of the public.
A wide range of stamps have been added to the "regular" listings of Danish West Indies stamps, as well as top quality items in the Gallery, inexpensive items in the Bargains, Christmas Seals, and Virgin Islands Revenues.
A wide range of Slesvig stamps, covers, postal stationery cards, and town postmarks.
There is a scattering of new items in the Faroe listings, including plate varieties and Christmas seals.
Karelia stamps stamps have been restocked and plate blocks, political labels, and covers have been added.
Several new Collection Lots have been added.
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New on 27 April 2011:
At long last I have added the Karelia Stamps (start here) price list to the website. I also have a sampling of 1940s covers on the website. If you have any of the 1922 stamps, I suggest you take a look at this page to see if yours are genuine or fake.
A variety of interesting 1900-1936 Swedish stamps have been added to the website, ranging from scarce watermark varieties to high quality mint stamps to bargains including Scott #133 and #161 which are missing from most collections.
Several new Collection Lots have been added, including great Scandinavia, Worldwide and a very interesting Worldwide Calendar Collection.
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New on 20 April 2011:
Danish tete-beche pairs came from the special sheet layouts needed to make booklet panes. The few regularly issued tete-beche pairs of Denmark are well known and are listed in the Scott Catalog. However, there is another group of special tete-beche pairs that Scott does not list and which are quite scarce -- of some of these, as few as 130 pairs were released!
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New on 13 April 2011:
A wide range of "better" individual stamps have been added to the website, including Denmark #10, Denmark #44d, Denmark #138-41 (Crown watermarked overprints), Finland #58, and Sweden 1924 UPU high values and high quality stamps.
Quite a few North Ingermanland stamps have been added to stock. This fascinating short-lived entity has been restocked and I now have several of the scarcer stamps.
Quite a few Slesvig (Schleswig) stamps have been added to stock. There is also postal stationery, covers, etc.
To my knowledge the most complete listing on the Internet of Iceland Orlof Overprints on Postage Stamps. The purpose of orlof stamps was to collect payment from employers of temporary, part-time, or seasonal employees for vacation pay. The stamps were purchased from post offices, placed in savings books, and then redeemed the following year at vacation time. These 19 orlof-overprinted postage stamps range from uncommon to rare.
Norway #543 INVISIBLE GUM (NK #941II Hs5 Paper), a 50 kroner stamp picturing King Olav, is an extremely scarce stamp, probably destined to become the scarcest, most valuable post-1960 Norwegian stamp.
Scandinavian Tourist Stamps & Booklets. This section has been completely revised with a lot of additional information. The gum varieties (there is one of which only 3200 were issued!) are now included and for the first time, the booklets have been listed and are currently in stock (but surely won't last long)
Philatelic Literature:
Facit Sweden 2011 Catalog - The Swedish Local Post Catalog This catalog, published every other year, has been released and will arrive soon; I expect to be shipping them to clients by May 1. As a Sweden stamp catalog this is simplified and handy, but NOT specialized. However, it contains the ONLY MODERN CATALOGING for SWEDISH LOCAL POST STAMPS - and that part IS specialized. If you collect Swedish locals, you will want to have this catalog!
Facit 2011 Specialized Catalog PAGES BY COUNTRY The 2011 country sections pages-only (these are genuine pages cut from a catalog) have been added. Also some earlier years are still available at great prices.
The Engraving Art of Czeslaw Slania (Short, 2008) This is the most recent and final edition of this valuable book by Harold Short, who has since passed away. It was published by the Czeslaw Slania Study Group (which was since unilaterally disbanded by the founder). The ultimate checklist, handbook, and catalog (but no pricing) of all of Slania's engraved stamps, labels, art, and other works. An absolute must-have book for every Slania collector.
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The complete listing of the price lists in order of addition (like the above) is here.
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New printed price lists of all -- and only -- the items on the website are available. The printed price lists do not include the illustrations. Due to the amount of work involved, the printed price lists are updated only every few weeks.
There are separate price lists for:
Each Scandinavian Country:
Aland
Danish West Indies
Denmark (including Slesvig)
Faroe
Finland (including Karelia and North Ingermanland)
Greenland
Iceland
Norway (does NOT yet include all "regular" stamps)
Sweden (does NOT yet include all "regular" stamps)
Slania-Engraved items (also Greta Garbo)
United States Stamps (and few covers)
Worldwide Stamps (and a few covers). Does not include U.S. or Scandinavia.
Scandinavian Philatelic Literature
Please only request the lists you actually need; they are very expensive to print and mail.
Please read this if you are in the U.S. or Canada or this if you are in another country. Then send an email and please specifically state if you want specific Scandinavian countries, Slania, United States, Worldwide, or Scandinavian philatelic literature price lists. (Repeated non-specific requests will probably be ignored.)
Please note that these lists only include what you see listed on this website and are provided simply as a convenience. If what you are seeking is not shown on the website, then please send your want list rather than just requesting a price list. (If it is not on the website, it won't be in the price list.) Clients who send want lists always have access to the freshest stock and new items as they come in.
For U.S. and Canadian Clients...
The first copy of printed price lists will be sent to U.S. and Canadian clients at no charge. Further updates can be sent, upon request, at no charge to those clients actively making purchases or who send want lists. Otherwise there may be a postage charge for further updates -- these lists cost several dollars each to print and mail.
For Overseas Clients...
Unfortunately, due to the large number of requests received from overseas people who seem to just collect "free price lists" -- and because a) all the information the lists contain is on this website and b) the overseas airmail postage cost is very high -- there will be a MINIMUM $10 shipping charge (payable by MasterCard, Visa, PayPal, cash, US$ check, etc.) for price lists sent to overseas addresses. A matching-amount credit voucher will be included with the price lists and will be valid only on purchases (totaling) at least five times the amount of the credit. Example: If the shipping cost is $10, you will receive a $10 credit which will be valid on a purchase of $50 or more.
Please email to inform me of the desired price lists and to learn the shipping cost for them. I will need to know exactly which price lists you wish to receive and I will need to know your COMPLETE POSTAL ADDRESS.
Once you have been informed of the shipping cost and if you wish to proceed....
To send shipping cost payment by PayPal, use the email address "paypal@JaySmith.com", use a subject of "Price List Shipping Payment" and be sure to indicate again the price lists you desire and include your complete postal address.
To send your MasterCard or Visa number, please use my secure payment website. For your security, never put a credit card number in a normal email!
To send a US$ check or cash (at your own risk), please see my postal address information. |
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Fluorescence, Phosphorescence, Ultraviolet Light, and Scandinavian Philately A useful and practical explanation.
Hidden in Plain View: Stamp Position Codes "The language of stamps" or the meaning of stamp positions on letters and post cards.
An interesting new, fully illustrated article on Swedish stamp formats and the different perforations that result.
Several other interesting articles are available with new articles posted regularly. |
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| Scandinavian Philatelic E-News |
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Subscribe to the Scandinavian Philatelic E-News
Regular (once or twice per month) email newsletter with Scandinavian philatelic news, announcements of new books and catalogs, and special sale offers (Scandinavian and world-wide collections, Scandinavian used albums, and pre-owned philatelic literature) at great prices. Many special offers are only made through the E-News. This is a great way to stay current and get some great deals.
You can also view the archive (still being finished) of previous editions of the E-News. |
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<<< NEW >>>
Facit >> Scott and Scott >> Facit Catalog Number Concordances |
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| To meet my own need for catalog number concordances, I have finally started publishing comprehensive catalog number concordances for the Scandinavian countries. At this moment only DWI, Greenland, and Iceland are ready (the later two only up to 1995, so far). However, I will be preparing these bidirectional catalog number concordances for all the Scandinavian countries and eventually will include the other specialized catalogs as well. Reservations are welcomed. These are very inexpensive (considering the labor required to make them) and are published loose-leaf. An attractive binder is available. I intend to update the concordances annually; subscriptions are available. Though these have only been available for a few weeks, they have been a great hit. You will find them extremely useful! |
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Facit Specialized Catalog PAGES BY THE COUNTRY. |
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| These are genuine Facit Catalog pages, not copies (of course!). They are loose pages; please be aware that there is no room for binding -- you will have to figure out for yourself how to bind or otherwise manage them. The pricing is by country. There are sometimes conflicts involving back-to-back countries, thus I am offering the pages a number of different ways to compensate for this. Supply is very limited. If you have always wanted a Facit Catalog, but could not justify it for "just one country", this is your chance -- but you must act quickly. Here is more information about the Facit Scandinavian Specialized Catalog. |
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| Shopping Cart System and Secure Website for Credit Card Payment |
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| My shopping cart system is fully functional for almost all the price list pages. The cart system will be extended to the few remaining pages very soon. I also have a secure website for secure acceptance of credit card payments. You can use this method any time you wish to send your credit card information: for placing orders, making approval payments, or for updating new issue and Stender supplement credit card information, etc. I take the privacy and security of your information very seriously -- I never share your information with anybody for any reason. |
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| Scandinavian Philatelic Literature, including the Scandinavian Annual Catalogs |
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| The web versions of my philatelic literature price lists were last updated on 17 June 2013
and are the most current. Knowledge is the key to enjoying your collection and the key to buying wisely. View the listings live on the web or download the literature price list in PDF format. Let me know If you would prefer a printed copy sent by postal mail. |
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| Investment Opportunity Information |
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Jay Smith & Associates is offering to its clients an opportunity to invest in the company. If you might be interested in interest rates of 7% up to 16%, be sure to read the complete information and risk statement presented.
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| Our Stamp Show Schedule |
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APS StampShow 2013 -- The APS' "Summer" Show This year held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is the APS' largest annual event, held every August, in different parts of the country. The 2013 show in Milwaukee will feature about 150+ dealers, nearly 15,000 pages of of exhibits, a public auction, first day of issue ceremonies, and participation of about 50 societies, seminars & programs, and much more. More information at the APS website.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
August 8-11, 2013
Delta Center
200 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
The convention center website.
Show hours:
Thursday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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FEATURED SPECIAL
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SWEDEN
Official Blackprint |
| 1856/1862 Local Stamp |
Very Limited Supply!
Order Now! |
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Official blackprint/reprint made in 1930 to aid in study of the printing plate. Ungummed on thick card, as issued. Seldom offered.
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Single $12.00
Pair $22.00
Block $40.00
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Other reprints also available.
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FEATURED SPECIAL
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Rare ICELAND 1911
CHRISTMAS SEAL |
| World Classic Seal Design |
Very Limited Supply!
Order Now! |
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Seldom offered and rarely at such a low price! A once-in-a-lifetime purchase allows me to share the savings with you.
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NH VF normally $60.00!
NH VF Only $36.00!
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(A few others $18-$48.
1904 and 1905 also available.)
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FEATURED SPECIAL
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| DANISH "STAMP COINS" |
| From World War II |
Only a few available!
Order Now! |
SET OF TWO.
Only $16.00!
IN STOCK!
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FEATURED SPECIAL
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| SWEDISH LADYBUG VERTICAL COIL "ERROR" |
Limited Supply!
Order Now! |
Unplanned Vertical Coil "Error" Stamp.
IN STOCK!
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SPECIAL OFFERS!
GREAT VALUES!
Updated
17 June 2013
Scandinavia:
Philatelic
Literature
Collections
Used Albums
U.S. Stamps:
NH, Mint, and Used at great prices.
Collections
World Stamps:
Better stamps at great prices.
Collections
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SCANDINAVIAN PRICE LISTS BY POSTAL MAIL
Over 100 pages of price lists are available
by postal mail. While these will eventually also be available
on the web, I am not quite there yet. Request
your copy of the printed price lists today.
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SCANDINAVIAN PRICE LISTS ON THE
WEB Take a look at my specific country
price lists and topic price lists on
the web.
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Approvals are the best way to add to your collection.
If you prefer to examine stamps and compare them to your
collection, before you purchase, you will very much enjoy my
approval service. Send your want list today.
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Stender Scandinavian Stamp Albums
Albums made in Scandinavia, by Scandinavians make the most sense.
Well designed and attractive, these extremely price competitive
albums will make a great home for your collection. See the complete price list.
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I have added a Frequently Asked
Questions "FAQ" page for web site, computer, and Internet questions
as they relates to my site. I welcome your comments, input, suggestions,
corrections, etc.
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